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Balance is achieved before the vines are planted: modesty is the best policy! • Again, start with the wine: type, style, and price point • Site selection: the single most important decision for a vineyard • Vine size: SO important. The goal is to grow a vine whose size meets the wine type, style and price point goals • Site evaluation: determining potential vine size so balance can be designed into the vineyard. What is the soil capacity? – Plant available water: especially the amount and distribution during the growing season (drainage and slope) – Soil fertility: moderate nutrient levels, especially nitrogen, also pH • Choose the appropriate variety/clone AND rootstock • Design the vineyard – IN ROW SPACING!! • Plant vines. See what happens. Apply viticulture.
Influence of vine spacing on canopy architecture Too Narrow Optimum Keep it open, but not too open Too Wide From: Intrieri and Filipetti American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 50 th Anniversary. Taken from a talk by Dr. Jim Wolpert.
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Page 3 and 4: Our Common Viticultural Objectives
Page 5 and 6: Observations about Vine Size and Ba
Page 7 and 8: Challenges to Achieving Balance in
Page 9 and 10: Yield and Quality: is the smallest
Page 11 and 12: Benchmarks of vine balance (small v
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Page 22 and 23: The Crystal Ball: a soil pit and a
Page 24 and 25: Vine Density: fitting the vine into
Page 26 and 27: A balanced vine and vineyard looks
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Page 30 and 31: Find and Emulate Good Canopies Vert
Page 32: When to Divide (or undivide) • Gr
Page 35 and 36: Perfectly trained Norton on Geneva
Page 37 and 38: Don’t Forget the Fruit! • Find
Page 39 and 40: Ideas for Maryland Vine Balance •
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